Metroland honors Vielkind, Cuomo (well, sort of)

Metroland’s Best of the Capital Region 2012 issue hit wire baskets today, and it contains several items of interest to political watchers. Here’s the very first item in the section, which leads the “People and Places” category:

Best Democrat Who Acts Like a Republican
GOV. ANDREW CUOMO
Setting aside Cuomo’s Nixonian obsessions with enemies and secrecy — which are not inconsiderable — the governor’s most notable achievement has been to cozy up to Republicans in the state senate to maintain his sway over both houses of the Legislature. A rise in the minimum wage? Forget about it — Cuomo says it’s too hard. Helping Democrats win the Senate? No way.

See, when they say “best,” they mean — oh, never mind. The alterna-weekly’s praise for Jimmy Vielkind as “Best Print Journalist” is slightly less backhanded:

If you want to know about politics in New York State, Vielkind is your guy. A solid journalist with a background in urban planning, he’s carved out a niche for himself as a primary mover in the world of government officials.

Also recognized of political media note: Best Political TV Program “Capital Tonight” on YNN.